17 ‘Like watchmen of a field they are (A)against her round about,
Because she has (B)rebelled against Me,’ declares the Lord.
18 “Your (C)ways and your deeds
Have [a]brought these things to you.
This is your evil. How (D)bitter!
How it has touched your heart!”

Lament over Judah’s Devastation

19 (E)My [b]soul, my [c]soul! I am in anguish! [d]Oh, my heart!
My (F)heart is pounding in me;
I cannot be silent,
Because [e]you have heard, O my soul,
The (G)sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:18 Lit done
  2. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts
  3. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts
  4. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit The walls of my heart
  5. Jeremiah 4:19 Or I, my soul, heard

17 They surround(A) her like men guarding a field,
    because she has rebelled(B) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(C)
    have brought this on you.(D)
This is your punishment.
    How bitter(E) it is!
    How it pierces to the heart!”

19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(F)
    I writhe in pain.(G)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds(H) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.(I)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(J)
    I have heard the battle cry.(K)

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